By Luka Binniyat & Tordue Salem ABUJA— The Majority  Leader of the House of Representatives, Tunde Akogun and the Chief Whip, Emeka Ihedioha are to give a detailed account of how they expended N310million for a just-concluded House retreat and the ten-year anniversary celebration of “Uninterrupted Democracy in Nigeria”.

*AG, treasurer’s sons abducted By  Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—Kidnappers in Ebonyi state have gone on rampage, as they have no fewer than three people in their custody, while the wife of a former Commissioner for Local Government Matters in the state, Francis Okorie, was released and dumped along Enugu-Abakaliki road at about 2 am Tuesday night.

According to him, a total of 7,550 were successful while 2,823 failed during the screening exercise due to discrepancies in the documents tendered and were referred to a committee for further investigation.

The riot was said to have broken out when the school management directed the students to resume for academic studies from a forced break to write their suspended examinations only to discover that the authorities and the lecturers were yet to settle their differences.

Great people quit the stage to resounding ovation, Mr. President! She is still deeply loved today by her people and by millions more throughout the world. Her dedication to her country and her personal concern for all people are legendary.

By Ben Nkemachor IT was June 12 a few days ago, marking the 16th year anniversary of an election that was deemed to be the freest and fairest in the history of  Nigerian democracy. To so many people this election was believed to be the only that could have heralded true democracy in Nigeria.

WITHIN three years of its existence, the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASAA has made its presence known in different ways.

Those elections for a five-year term were won by incumbent President Tandja. In December 2004, he won re-election for a final five- year term which is expected to end after this December’s general elections.

Senator Dafinone stated this in press statement detailing what monetary measures the federal government should take to tackle the effect of the current global economic meltdown on the country.

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has blamed the Federal Government for neglecting the industrial sector and making policies that stunted the sector’s growth thereby causing explosion of employment crisis and general hardship in the country.

By Edmund Onyechere The judgment of the Court of Appeal in the Governorship election petition appeal for Abia State was delivered on the 11th day of February, 2009. The hearing of the appeal was concluded on 26th November, 2008 when the Briefs were adopted. Exchange of briefs was concluded in May, 2008. The panel of […]

MILITANT group, Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has claimed it attacked, Wednesday, the Shell Petroleum Development Company joint venture operated Trans-Ramos pipeline in Bayelsa State potentially shutting in more of Nigeria’s crude oil production.

I had hoped someone would come forward to offer a factual, balanced perspective to the Ogoni issue. Shell had absolutely nothing to do with the arrest, trial and murder of Ken Saro Wiwa and others.

By Ifeatu Agbu GIVEN the controversial circumstance of its birth, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs was expected to prove the skeptics wrong by hitting the ground running. This was even more so when it was generally perceived as President Yar ‘Adua’s panacea for bringing lasting peace and development to the crisis-ridden oil-producing region. Unfortunately, […]

Alamieyeseigha said though his achievements in the state was a nice reference point for development in the state and the Niger Delta, the incessant use of the achievements to score political points against the present administration was unnecessary and cheap.